NEWPORT MEDIATION

Registered charity 1074880 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Siarad

The provision Conflict resolution services ( mediation /conflict support ) within the geographical area of South Wales .Also accredited and informal training and learning provision with regards to conflict Resolution

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE CITY OF NEWPORT AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITH A VIEW TO PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER, THE PROVISION OF SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARDS MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION BETWEEN PERSONS, ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN DISPUTE OR CONFLICT WHICH RESULTS FROM, OR MAY LEAD TO, ACTS OF NUISANCE, VANDALISM, RACIAL ABUSE OR BREACH OF THE PEACE.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUBLIC IN METHODS OF SUCH MEDITATION AND CONCILIATION AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF SUCH DISPUTE AND MEANS OF MANAGING IT.

Area of benefit: THE CITY OF NEWPORT AND SURROUNDING AREAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Newport, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£27k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £5,056.31, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £26,021.01. The trustees consider these reserves to provide necessary financial stability for continued progress. However, the risk policy notes that the major risk facing the trustees remains the continuation of adequate funding.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to meet statutory liabilities and for possible clawbacks, redundancies, commitments and development (reserves figure: £26k)
“The Trustees are aware of the need for reserves to meet statutory liabilities are necessary and have endeavoured to set aside monies for this purpose including any possible clawbacks or redundancies, commitments and development of the service outside of the present marketplace.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Thorne & Co. Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Government income: £13,334 — contracts £6,667 (1), grants £6,667 (1); 49% of the £27,087 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 18/03/2026, 46 days after the 31/01/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Blaenau Gwent · Caerphilly · Monmouthshire · Newport City · Torfaen

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£27k£27k
31/03/2024£27k£27k
31/03/2023£25k£31k
31/03/2022£43k£39k
31/03/2021£16k£22k

Common questions

Is NEWPORT MEDIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £5,056.31, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £26,021.01. The trustees consider these reserves to provide necessary financial stability for continued progress. However, the risk policy notes that the major risk facing the trustees remains the continuation of adequate funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Thorne & Co. Accountants.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/03/2024£8kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2021£10kCOVID-19 Beyond Covid
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2018£9kConflict Support
The National Lottery Community Fund20/09/2005£3kUnspecified

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WANDSWORTH MEDIATION SERVICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEWPORT MEDIATION£27k—0unclear—no doubt
WANDSWORTH MEDIATION SERVICE FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
PORTSMOUTH MEDIATION SERVICE FY2026£223k—0above—no doubt
MEDIATION PLUS FY2025£264k—0unclear—no doubt
ASHFORD MEDIATION SERVICE FY2026£52k—0below—no doubt
LAMBETH MEDIATION SERVICE FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.